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Draft Thread
Still early & we have to see if Ballard makes any FA moves but we need a LT & Christian Darrisaw might be a solid pick at #21.
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TheMugwump (02-22-2021) |
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I would rate our "needs" as:
#1 = Left Offensive Tackle #2 = Cornerback #1 #3 = Wide Receiver #1 #4 = Defensive End #5 = Tight End CB1 and WR1 could be filled by re-signing Xavier and T.Y. -- OR -- it is a pretty deep free agency class for those two positions. Either way, both positions need time to adjust to the NFL and I would suspect we will sign a veteran one way or the other. DE is also pretty deep in free agency. I would expect us to sign one or two (Autry and one other?) While there are OTs out there in free agency, I suspect that Ballard is going to draft a rookie with his 1st round pick. You cannot sign every offensive lineman to a top veteran deal after their rookie contract expires and he has to sign Smith after 2021 and Nelson after 2022. A rookie LT would not need to be re-signed until after 2026 with the 5th year option and would be low money until then. It also opens up the possibility of drafting a new right guard in 2022 with our 2nd or 3rd round pick when Glowinski's contract expires to try and keep the position group cap hit lower. So, veteran free agency for WR (1 or 2), CB (1 or 2) and DE (1 or 2). Draft for left OT, TE, OT depth and whatever after that. |
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There could be 5-6 tackles picked in the first round this year. It’s a good year to need a tackle.
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Here is a list from a Big Board ranking from Tankathon 1 Clemson Trevor Lawrence QB | Clemson 6'6" 220 lbs 2 Oregon Penei Sewell OT | Oregon 6'6" 325 lbs 3 BYU Zach Wilson QB | BYU 6'3" 210 lbs 4 Ohio State Justin Fields QB | Ohio State 6'3" 228 lbs 5 Alabama DeVonta Smith WR | Alabama 6'1" 175 lbs 6 LSU Ja'Marr Chase WR | LSU 6'1" 200 lbs 7 Florida Kyle Pitts TE | Florida 6'6" 239 lbs 8 North Dakota State Trey Lance QB | North Dakota State 6'4" 226 lbs 9 Alabama Patrick Surtain II CB | Alabama 6'2" 203 lbs 10 Penn State Micah Parsons OLB/ILB | Penn State 6'3" 244 lbs 11 Virginia Tech Caleb Farley CB | Virginia Tech 6'2" 207 lbs 12 Northwestern Rashawn Slater OT | Northwestern 6'3" 305 lbs 13 Alabama Jaylen Waddle WR | Alabama 5'10" 182 lbs 14 Michigan Kwity Paye EDGE | Michigan 6'4" 272 lbs 15 Miami Gregory Rousseau EDGE | Miami 6'6" 251 lbs 16 Virginia Tech Christian Darrisaw OT | Virginia Tech 6'5" 313 lbs 17 Notre Dame Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah OLB | Notre Dame 6'2" 216 lbs 18 South Carolina Jaycee Horn CB | South Carolina 6'1" 200 lbs 20 Alabama Christian Barmore DL | Alabama 6'5" 310 lbs 21 Alabama Mac Jones QB | Alabama 6'2" 214 lbs 22 Tulsa Zaven Collins EDGE | Tulsa 6'4" 260 lbs 23 Georgia Azeez Ojulari EDGE | Georgia 6'3" 240 lbs 24 Florida Kadarius Toney WR | Florida 6'0" 194 lbs 25 Alabama Najee Harris RB | Alabama 6'2" 230 lbs 26 Minnesota Rashod Bateman WR | Minnesota 6'2" 210 lbs 27 Miami Jaelan Phillips EDGE | Miami 6'5" 255 lbs 28 Texas Samuel Cosmi OT | Texas 6'7" 300 lbs 29 Michigan Jalen Mayfield OT | Michigan 6'5" 319 lbs 30 Alabama Alex Leatherwood OT | Alabama 6'6" 310 lbs 31 Texas Joseph Ossai OLB | Texas 6'4" 253 lbs 32 Oklahoma State Teven Jenkins OT | Oklahoma State 6'6" 320 lbs 33 Clemson Travis Etienne RB | Clemson 5'10" 200 lbs 34 Missouri Nick Bolton OLB | Missouri 6'0" 235 lbs 35 TCU Trevon Moehrig S | TCU 6'2" 208 lbs 36 LSU Terrace Marshall Jr. WR | LSU 6'4" 200 lbs 38 Georgia Tyson Campbell CB | Georgia 6'2" 185 lbs 39 Penn State Jayson Oweh EDGE | Penn State 6'5" 257 lbs 40 Wake Forest Carlos Basham Jr. EDGE | Wake Forest 6'5" 275 lbs
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There is actually 7 OT's listed - Leatherwood at #30 was accidentally missed |
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Colts pick at #21.
5 QB's will probably be picked, that moves us up to position 16 for other positions. We know Sewell (OT) and Pitts (TE) and a minimum of 2 wide receivers will be picked before the Colts pick. So at a minimum after these guys are picked, we are at #12. We should have a damn great chance at landing a good OT or DE. Really looking forward to this draft.
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I think Puck was saying that there aren't many options value-wise at the spot where the Colts are drafting.
The Colts draft at #21. There are no OT's listed between 17 and 27. Darrisaw could be there. If Darrisaw is already picked, and the Colts select a OT at #21, the Colts will likely be drafting for need and not BPA. The Colts could potentially trade back a few spots and still pick up one of the next group of OT's in the late 20's - early 30's. Of course, the draft board order will change 20 times between now and draft day. |
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https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-...ackle-rankings I do know it’s a position you shouldn’t get cute with. Just draft the best one you can. Hopefully you get a guy who can fill the position for ten years+. |
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